* ActorAllusion: In #4, an ImagineSpot shows Malshina going into past villainess outfits ([[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Shelinda]] and [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Kegalesia]]) that also belonged to former porn stars. And in #7, Malshina's focus ep, we see Hakase handling a diorama that features [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Zonette]], who also falls under this group.** See ActingForTwo above. [[spoiler:Hiroyo's actress really did ''seiyu'' work before this.]]** [[RicaMatsumoto Yumeria's mother]] actually says to the Kabukicho MOTW "I'll buy 10 bottles - no, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} 151]], ''[[CatchPhrase getto daze!]]''"** Partial example in #10. Kozukozu is the first to notice that Takuma Tsuzuki is identical to [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Retsu/Geki Blue]] - but the Rangers shoot her down immediately. And they're not wrong - Takuma is played by ''Shinpei'' Takagi, while Retsu is played by his twin brother ''Manpei'' Takagi [[note]]Shinpei only appeared in ''Gekiranger'' for an EvilTwin story[[/note]]. That's right, our heroes have outdone [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gai]] by being able to tell ''twins'' apart!*** To play further on Shinpei's Gekiranger association, Episode 11's fight is full of Gekiranger references, starting from the verbally and physically elaborate roll call, then going all out on unarmed combat, and then right down to spelling out the "heart-technique-body" triangle and using AnimalBattleAura KiAttacks. Interestingly, Takuma himself had something from each one of the core Gekirangers: the [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority color]] of Jan/Geki Red; the [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower element]] of Ran/Geki Yellow; and the [[PantheraAwesome animal spirit]] of Retsu/Geki Blue.** In Season 2, Nobuo addresses a toy shop clerk that has a [[spoiler: [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Bae]] doll riding his arm. Said clerk may have possibly been a [[Series/KamenRiderOOO mad scientist with an obsession for endings]] that had a creepier-looking doll riding his arm.]]*** [[spoiler: Said creepier-looking doll is actually on top of the cash register]]** [[spoiler: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi voices a smartphone-themed [=MotW=] - which he used the [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger last time]] he was in a Sentai series.]]* DawsonCasting: Inverted. 24/25-year-old Yuko is played by 16/17-year-old Karin Ogino.* ExecutiveMeddling: [[spoiler:Becomes a major plot point as of episode as of #11, when it turns out that the characters realise they'e in a TV show and that it's actively being rewritten by a [[ToeiCompany Toei]] executive. Nobuo is able to sense and even predict this to a degree.]]* HeyItsThatGuy** Karin Ogino (Yumeria Moegi) played Belle in the ''Series/KamenRiderOOO Wonderful'' movie.*** And her mom is RicaMatsumoto!*** Her [[spoiler:mother-in-law]] is MitsukoHorie.** The two men who walk into the Sentai Cafe in #3 are friends of the director -- Ryuta Tasaki -- and have a history in tokusatsu. Shocker Ono (the bandana'd one) is a famous Japanese personality, former toku stuntman and was once Ishimori Pro's manager. The other one, Kaneko Yoshinobu, played Aokage, the young sidekick of the title character in ''Manga/KamenNoNinjaAkakage''.** [[Series/KamenRiderHibiki Douji]]/[[Series/KamenRiderKiva Bishop]] appears in #8.** Doctor Z is played by Creator/KazukiYao ([[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Ninjaman]]) ''in person''!*** [[IronyAsSheIsCast Irony as He Is Cast]]: The irony is that Creator/KazukiYao is a damn veteran, still occasionally active seiyuu, while Doctor Z ''hates'' anime and disowns his daughter for being a seiyuu.** Takuma Tsuzuki, played by Shinpei Takagi, who also played [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Retsu]]'s [[MakingUseOfTheTwin mirror self]].** The [[TheDanza Nurse Hirata]], shown taking care of the patient in Season 2, is Yuka Hirata, who played [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Mele]].** George Spielburton is none other than long-time ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' producer/director Koichi Sakamoto.* HeyItsThatVoice** [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]] can be heard in the background music.** [[Creator/MaayaUchida Professor Hiroyo]] may also be known as the voice of [[Manga/{{Sankarea}} Sanka Rea]].** The singers of the OP are HalkoMomoi and Yukio Yamagata, who sang ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'''s OP. For season 2, add [=MoJo=] (singer of the openings for ''Series/BattleFeverJ'', ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'', and ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'') to the list.** Creator/HikaruMidorikawa is the #3 monster (and #5, same guy revived). Creator/TakayaKuroda is this in #4.** Creator/TaikiMatsuno is #6's monster.** Creator/TomokazuSeki voices #8's monster and is also the Toei security guard.*** And several official rangers in the first episode of season 2.** HiroakiHirata ([[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Machalcon]]) voices the Delu-Knight.** You can catch the narrator for Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger in #13.** [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama King of Braves]] is Mutoumushite.* NamesTheSame: Nobuo's love interest Sayaka shares the same name as [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman Change Mermaid]]. It gets used as a reason for imagining the former cosplaying the latter.** Borderline example: Season 2 has a new Akiba Blue - and the characters in her given name can read 'Mitsuki'! (Her name is actually Runa.)* NoBudget: Compared with other modern Sentai, there's a noticable drop in quality across the board. From the CGI & effects to the monster/mook design to the fight choreography to even the Akibaranger suits themselves. Still doesn't keep the fights from being entertainingly awesome though.** May be justified in that the show targets an older demographic, and of course by being an AffectionateParody.** Also consider the time they spend in their suits is more to set up gags and in-suit related humor as opposed to just fighting.** Then again, the Akibaranger helmets are much more uniquely detailed (the anime hair would require a more elaborate molding procedure then the standard ''Super Sentai'' helmets,) the costumes contain full armor instead of just the usual spandex, and instead of the standard rubber costume, the mecha is done in much more costly CGI, so YMMV on this one.*** That's why the mecha is only used in episodes 2, 7 and 12.*** Apparently blue and yellow's helmet hair kept breaking off, so they redesigned it for season 2.* NoExportForYou: There are official English subtitles for the show, but they're only viewable in Asian countries.** So are the SH Figuarts for the show in the US due to license problems (same will happen with [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Deka Red]] and [[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Bouken Red]]), which explains the US release of SH Figuarts [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetMan Red Hawk]] (which itself an aversion along with the Web exclusive Black Condor) is missing the Jet Winger part.* TheOtherDarrin: The legends fighting side by side with the Akibarangers (Dekaranger, Boukenger and Jetman) in Season 2 Episode 1 all have voiceovers not done by their original actors. The same goes to Tyrannoranger and Dragonranger. Averted with Kibaranger, who uses the original Byakkoshinken voice. Although zig-zagged with Ryuranger: When he's China Red, he's voiced by Creator/TomokazuSeki. Once he's back being himself, he's back to being voiced by Keiichi Wada.** Creator/NaoNagasawa is present in the Hurricaneger episode... but she's instead voicing the MonsterOfTheWeek (Hadezkin) instead of her usual Hurricane Blue, who is taken over by Akiko Nakagawa (otherwise known as [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Bomper]] and [[FreshPrettyCure Inori Yamabuki/Cure Pine]]). Also, along with Creator/TomokazuSeki standing in for BOTH Hurricane Red and Kabutoraiger, Creator/TakeshiKusao is also present standing in for BOTH Hurricane Yellow and Kuwagaraiger (and in the previous two episodes, he took in for Dragon Ranger).* PromotedFanboy: Luna joins the team because she's a fan of the Akibarangers themselves- though [[spoiler:it's a version of them from an altered history where they were the official 17th Super Sentai series instead of ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''.]] And she doesn't seem to know much about any other Sentai.* PropRecycling: The giant robot Malshina is seen piloting in the flashback sequence of episode #2-1 is the same costume that was used for the (human-sized) Drill Cyclops monster from episode #1-11.** With very few exceptions, this is the general rule for all [[MonsterOfTheWeek MOTW]]. This is [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in Season 2, since General Pain is an otaku making his monsters out of kitbashed toys within his own budget.* RealitySubtext: Yumeria's monologue over the credits for #8 mentions her coming down with the flu after wearing a skimpy costume; Karin Ogino [[http://ameblo.jp/ogino-karinn/entry-11215509622.html actually did]] [[WrittenInInfirmity come down with the flu]] while filming the show.* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The series was originally intended to be a Gokaiger spin-off called Kaizoku-ban Sentai Gokaiger (Pirate Copy Sentai Gokaiger)